EditorialAmazonia. Hat. It was found in the Botanical expedition to the Viceroyalty of Peru (1777-1788), led by Hipolito Ruiz, and composed by Jose Pavon and Joseph Dmby. Cholon culture. Amazon, Huallaga River, Peru. Last third of the 18th century. Feather, veg...
EditorialAmazonia. Hat. It was found in the Botanical expedition to the Viceroyalty of Peru (1777-1788), led by Hipolito Ruiz, and composed by Jose Pavon and Joseph Dmby. Cholon culture. Amazon, Huallaga River, Peru. Last third of the 18th century. Feather, veg...
EditorialRocket or arugula, Eruca vesicaria, Eruca sativa, Roquette cultivee. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr. Gerard and Francois Herincqs La Regne Veg...
EditorialAlexandrian senna, Senna alexandrina, Cassia acutifolia, Sene a feuilles aigues. Handcoloured steel engraving by Debray after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr. Gerard and Francois Herincqs La Regne Veg...
EditorialCommon scurvygrass or spoonwort, Cochlearia officinalis, Cochlearia. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr. Gerard and Francois Herincqs La Regne Veg...
EditorialPolish canola or canola oil plant, Brassica rapa, Brassica campestris, Colza. Handcoloured steel engraving by L. Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr. Gerard and Francois Herincqs La Regne Veg...
EditorialHousehold charm Nyobo no aiko (title on object) Five elegant charms (series title) Furyu goaiko (series title on object), Married woman, recognizable by black teeth and shaved eyebrows, with apron in hands, kneeling by cutting block and basket with veg...
EditorialAmazonia. Hat. It was found in the Botanical expedition to the Viceroyalty of Peru (1777-1788), led by Hipolito Ruiz, and composed by Jose Pavon and Joseph Dmby. Cholon culture. Amazon, Huallaga River, Peru. Last third of the 18th century. Feather, veg...
EditorialRocket or arugula, Eruca vesicaria, Eruca sativa, Roquette cultivee. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr. Gerard and Francois Herincqs La Regne Veg...
EditorialAlexandrian senna, Senna alexandrina, Cassia acutifolia, Sene a feuilles aigues. Handcoloured steel engraving by Debray after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr. Gerard and Francois Herincqs La Regne Veg...
EditorialCommon scurvygrass or spoonwort, Cochlearia officinalis, Cochlearia. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr. Gerard and Francois Herincqs La Regne Veg...
EditorialPolish canola or canola oil plant, Brassica rapa, Brassica campestris, Colza. Handcoloured steel engraving by L. Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr. Gerard and Francois Herincqs La Regne Veg...
EditorialHousehold charm Nyobo no aiko (title on object) Five elegant charms (series title) Furyu goaiko (series title on object), Married woman, recognizable by black teeth and shaved eyebrows, with apron in hands, kneeling by cutting block and basket with veg...
EditorialAmazonia. Hat. It was found in the Botanical expedition to the Viceroyalty of Peru (1777-1788), led by Hipolito Ruiz, and composed by Jose Pavon and Joseph Dmby. Cholon culture. Amazon, Huallaga River, Peru. Last third of the 18th century. Feather, veg...
EditorialTextile Fragment with Hunting Scene, 8th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Silk; samite, Textile: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Textiles-Woven, This silk fragment depicts a mounted hunter aiming at a leaping panther in an oval roundel with scrolling veg...